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Regular radioinfo contributor Ian MacRae posts industry news that comes into the categories of rumour, gossip, scandal and radio people behaving badly. Macca encourages you to submit anything you think fits and is keen to receive any feedback on stuff you see here. You can contact him at ian@allaboutradio.net

Amid tensions with India, Pakistan's media regulatory authority decided to enforce a complete ban on Indian TV and radio contents and warned that the licences of those found guilty of violating the ban will be suspended.

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) stated it decided to ban airing of Indian content from October 21 at the request...

Chris Denning, the disgraced Radio 1 DJ, has been jailed for 13 years for assaulting 11 victims, some as young as eight, as it emerged he "offered" one of his victims to another BBC presenter who replied that he "didn't do that sort of thing".

The prolific paedophile, 75, used his fame to sexually abuse dozens of young...

Pakistan has banned airing advertisements of contraceptives on radio and after complaints that such "undesired" commercials make children inquisitive about the use of the family planning products.

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has imposed the ban after it received complaints from parents against commercials of contraceptive, birth control and family planning products on electronic media.